Media Advisory - GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP CELEBRATES UNVEILING OF NEW VIVA BUS
RAPID TRANSIT VEHICLES FOR YORK REGION

MARKHAM, ON, Nov. 9 /CNW/ - Lois Brown, Member of Parliament for Newmarket-Aurora, along with Michael Chan, MPP for Markham-Unionville, York Region Chairman and CEO Bill Fisch and Metrolinx President and CEO Bruce McCuaig, will unveil York Region's new Viva bus rapid transit (BRT) vehicles on a segment of newly constructed rapidway along Enterprise Drive in Markham, Ontario. 

Date:	Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Time:	8:15 a.m.
Location:	North-east corner of Warden Ave. and Enterprise Dr. (north of Hwy 407) on the newly constructed rapidway.
Directions:	Highway 404 north to Highway 7. Turn right (east) onto Highway 7 and travel about 2.5 km to Warden Ave. At Warden turn right (south) and travel about 0.5 km to Enterprise Drive. Turn left (east) at the lights. Proceed approximately 150 metres and take the first left onto Rouge Valley Drive to park. Personnel will be on site to assist.
	If taking Hwy. 407, exit Warden Avenue and travel north approximately 500 metres to Enterprise Drive.

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Contacts:

John Babcock Press Secretary Office of the Honourable Chuck Strahl Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Ottawa      613-991-0700 Bob Nichols Communications Ontario Ministry of Transportation Toronto 416-327-1158 Dale Albers Communications York Region Rapid Transit Corporation Markham 905-886-6767

Media Relations Transport Canada, Ottawa 613-993-0055 Vanessa Thomas Media Relations Metrolinx Toronto 416-874-5974